Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” John 1:17 (KJV)   The law makes demands on you which it cannot supply to you, but grace supplies to man what he does not deserve. The law will say you should do this and do that, and you will find out that you can’t do them. The more you try, the more you fail....

“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.” Romans 6:14 (KJV)   One truth you must know and settle in your heart as a child of God is that the moment you receive Jesus as Lord and Saviour, the law automatically loses power over your life. Now you have a different Master. The duty of the law is to reveal...

“He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name”. John 1:11- 12 (KJV) When you receive Jesus, you are given the power to become the sons of God. To those who received Jesus, He gave the power to receive healing, the power...

“Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth” Mark 9:23 (KJV) Today, I want to dare you to believe God for anything. Is God ready to bless you? The answer is YES. In fact, God is not ready to bless you; He has already blessed you. He has blessed you with every blessing you need (Eph.1:3). Remember, the spiritual controls the...

“So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days. The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah.” I Kings 17:15-16 (NKJV)   We live in a toxic environment. We are sometimes almost frustrated, thinking that...

“A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves. 2 Kings 4:1 (NKJV)   Out of ignorance and lack of understanding of what God has provided, some people will go without. Here was...

“Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word, I will let down the net.” Luke 5:4-5 KJV   When Jesus stopped speaking, He commanded Simon to return to the same place where he laboured without...

“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?” Ecclesiastes 4:9-11 (KJV)   In the place of prayers, we...

“And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.” 2 Chronicles 20:3-4 KJV   The scriptures are loaded with many insights regarding how to get things done and respond whenever you are overwhelmed. According to the scriptures,...

“Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.” John 11:41 (KJV)   Today, I encourage you to come boldly to the throne of grace and obtain mercy (Hebrews 4:16). God is your Father, and you have His approval because of Jesus. So, you can make bold demands...